blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
mobilization; mobilisation
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
human relations; personal relationships
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(not) even once; (not) ever
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
world; society; people; the public
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
still better; even better
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to